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Rome AD 203 AR denarius 3.38 g 1.89 cm 1.87 cm 11h

obverse: hd Julia Domna r draped bust IVLIA AVGVSTA
reverse: Pietas stg l veiled before altar, raising both hands PIETAS PVBLICA
RCV II 6601, C 156
Ruilbeurs Krasnapolsky Amsterdam, 28 Apr 1980 vw 37, 29 euro

Julia Domna c 170 (Emesa, Homs-Syria)- 217 (Antiochia)
Daughter of Julius Bassianus , high priest of the Emesan sun-god Elah-Gabal
Domna Latin equivalent of the Aramaic Martha meaning 'wife of a king'
188 married Septimius Severus
188 Caracalla born
189 Geta born
194 Augusta and coinage in her name